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Believe it or not, young homosexuals, Sonny son·ny  
n. pl. son·nies
Used as a familiar form of address for a boy or young man.



[Diminutive of son.
 and Cher were once more than Chastity's dad and mom. Before his career in politics and her mixed bag of movies, the Bonos were one of America's most famous entertainment couples -- even bigger than Siegfried and Roy!

Although their image was that of hip-hugging swingers, their records (many of them written and produced by Sonny) were souped-up, often-fabulous old-fashioned pop. A flurry of mid-'60s hits happened in the wake of "I Got You Babe Babe

Paul Bunyan’s blue ox; straightens roads by pulling them. [Am. Lit.: Fisher, 270]

See : Strength
," but within a few years the pair was floundering. Then their early-'70s TV show happened, and a musical career was reborn re·born  
adj.
Emotionally or spiritually revived or regenerated.


reborn
Adjective

active again after a period of inactivity

Adj. 1.
.

The fruits of that second coming are documented on the latest and most economical Sonny and Cher collection. Although a live and fairly dreadful Vegas-aimed rendition ren·di·tion  
n.
1. The act of rendering.

2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece.

3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work.

4. A translation, often interpretive.
 of the couple's theme song is the sole representation of their '60s-era catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , such pop pillars as "Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves" and "Half-Breed" stand alone. For go-go, disco, and power-ballad Cher, you'll have to look elsewhere, but if you want to bring back Nixon-era memories of America's bitchiest couple, then the party starts here.
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Author:Walters, Barry
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Sound Recording Review
Date:Apr 28, 1998
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